Creep eliminator for stockings



Sept.

. K. E. RE ID CREE? ELIMINATOR FOR STOCKINGS Filed Dec.- 19, 1953 IN VENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 15, 1936 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My present invention relates to arrangements for increasing the life andwear of hosiery, and particularly by preventing creeping of thestockings during wear.

It has been found that the heels of thin stockings, and particularlychiffon stockings, will creep down under the foot when the shoe is worn,and that the resultant wrinkling of the stocking heel aggravates andincreases the wear and tear produced by contact with the shoe edge. Itis the principal object of my invention to devise a creep eliminatorthat will prevent the creeping of the stocking heel and will thus reducewear and tear of the stocking.

It has also been found that the creeping above mentioned increases thepull on the stocking threads, and thus further increases the tendency towear and to stretch in the vicinity of the shoe edge. It is therefore anadditional object of my invention to reduce the thread pull, bymaintaining the stocking heel in the initial position assumed when thestocking is put on.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, aswill hereinafter appear, my invention comprises an arrangement of partsmore fully disclosed in the detailed description following, inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, and more specifically definedin the appended claims.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the novel creep eliminator; and V Fig. 2is a fragmentary side view of a shoe with stocking and creep eliminator,parts being broken away to more clearly disclose the relativepositioning.

Since the creeping of a stocking heel during walking and dancing, forexample, creates wrinkles in the region of the back edge of the shoe andresults in pull on the upper portion of the stocking, I have provided anovel creep eliminator which is worn without discomfort and withoutattracting attention, and which locks the stocking heel in the positionassumed when the stocking is first put on.

My novel creep eliminator is designated Ill in the drawing, and includesa base section or tab I I and an upstanding curved strap l2 adapted tofit the heel contour of the wearer as indicated in Fig. 2. The strap isjoined to the sides of the tab adjacent the front thereof, and may beintegral with, or secured to the tab in any desired manner, as bystitching l3.

The tab and strap material may be of any suitable material capable ofpreventing creeping of the stocking, the preferred material beingflexible and thin, as for example rubber impregnated textile material.

The creep eliminator has been found most effective when worn on the heelunder the stocking, as indicated in Fig. 2; in this position the tab ispressed down on the stocking to prevent the stocking l4 creeping down inthe shoe l5, and the back N5 of the strap is maintained adjacent to andaligned with the back edge I! of the shoe so that no edge is presentedbelow the shoe edge against which the up-and-down movement of the shoeon the foot might rub the stock- The novel creep eliminator is thussimple in construction, and effective in use, and serves to maintain thestocking heel between the strap and the tab in fixed position relativeto the shoe and to the remainder of the stocking, whereby creep of theheel, wrinkling at the back of the stocking, and increase in tension ofthe stocking threads, is. prevented.

While I have described a specific structure for obtaining the describedresults, it is obvious that desired changes in the size and arrangementof the parts, and in the material used, may be made to suit particularrequirements, within the spirit and the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A creep eliminator for stockings, comprising a fiat base portionadapted to be positioned beneath the heel of a wearer, and a strapportion joined at its ends to the sides of the base portion intermediatethe front and back thereof and curving upwardly and backwardly, wherebythe back of the strap portion engages the upper portion of the heel whenthe fiat base is positioned beneath the heel.

2. A creep eliminator for stockings, comprising a fiat base portionadapted to be positioned beneath the heel of a wearer, and a generallyflat strap portion joined at its ends to the sides of the base portionintermediate the front and back thereof and curving upwardly andbackwardly, the interior surface of the strap portion being generallyperpendicular to the plane of the flat base, whereby the backwardlyextending part engages the upper portion of the heel when the fiat baseis positioned beneath the heel.

KATHERINE ELSIE' REID.

